Drain.



Patented Aug. I3, I90I.

J. F. SIKES.

DRAIN.

(Application Sled my 8, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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A TTUHNE YS UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

JAMES FREDERIC SIKES, 0F PALMA SOLA, FLORIDA.l

DRAIN.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,548, dated August13, 1901.

Application filed May 8, 1901l Serial No; 59,249; (No model.)

To all 'whom t may concern,.-

Be it kn own that I, J AMEs FREDERIC STK-Es, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Palma Sola, in the county of Manatee and Stateof Florida, have invented a new and Improved Drain, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in devices fordrainage andirrigation; and the object is to provide a drain so arranged as toexclude silt or oil, whereby the water may have an uninterrupted ilowthrough the drain.

I will describe a drain embodying my'invention and then point out thenovel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specication, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 isa longitudinal section of a drain embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a crosssection thereof, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of aportion of the drain.

The drain comprises a pipe l of any suitable material, which iscontinuous or jointless. This drain is open at the bottom and rests upona filter materialQ, consisting of any suitablematerial-such,forinstance,as loose. gravel, shells, or the like.

The drain-pipe is 1 of course located below the surface of the ground,and Vextended. from the drain at intervals above the surface of theground are air-pipes 3, designed to permit the entrance of air tofacilitate the ow of water and to introduce air to the lower soil.

In operation the drain being seamless or jointless and open at thebottom, the water must pass up through the filter material and then riseinto the chamber or pipe to escape, so that the silt by reason ofgravity cannot follow, even if passing the filter material.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. An open-bottom continuous drain-pipe, and a bed offilter material on which tho pipe rests, substantially as specified.

2. An open-bottom continuous drain-pipe, a bed of ltermaterial on whichthe pipe rests, and air-tubes leading upward from the drain,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

. JAMES FREDERIC vSIKES'.

Vitnesses:

J. A. FELTZ, A..N. PILLSBUEY, J r.

